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A place for parents to talk about life's most challenging jobWed, 16 Nov 2016 14:01:12 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1By: Magpieshttp://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/18373/share-your-bad-household-habits/#comment-89906
Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:03:59 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/?p=18373#comment-89906I don’t like seeing my “Tupperware” containers in the garbage or recycle bin (after being taken out of the house).

I use my son’s “fling clean cutlery in drawer” method every so often. It saves two minutes a day, so it’s worth it.

I stack “Tupperware” containers in cabinets until they fall on our heads.

I keep papers, recipes, coupons, etc., and then have a mound that falls on the floor.

I keep buying stuff, i.e., perfume, emery boards, etc., and create a collection. I now have a reminder on my shelves that I own 30+ bottles of perfume, 15 bottles of hand lotion, and nearly a dozen bottles of suntan lotion. I will cross off used items over time, but this will prevent me from buying more in the near future.

Hubby doesn’t bring the laundry up from the basement. It’ll sit there, sometimes even out of the dryer and folded, for days untl I finally go down and lug it up to the 2nd floor.

I don’t do anything that annoys my husband- oh wait! I clean out the litter and often leave the bag I’ve dumped the “stuff” in by the litter box.

I don’t make the bed. I like a messy bed.
I’ve been known to resort to papertowel, after having gone through the Kleenix, in my single pre-hubby days and I refuse to acknowledge whether the toilet paper roll is forward or backward facing.

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Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:23:47 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/?p=18373#comment-89887Happy Dad cleans up 1/2 the kitchen and puts away 1/2 of the dishes..if it isn’t a plate, cup or utensil it sits on the counter for me… and he doesn’t clean the table, stove, counters or pots/pans after dinner. Drives me insane.
I am a bit crazy about not running out of things so 1. Ibug him with my “spare” everything and 2. he bugs me with not telling me so I have a spare..I get very frustrated when we use/eat/dreink the last of anything and he says–oops no more! GGrrrr.
lastly…
we have a “drink fridge” in the basement and I try to always be sure we have soda, milk, juice, water, beer etc in there.. he is famous for taking all the stuff out and never turning around to the huge stockpile to put anything back in..so we have a fridge right next to the warm soda- annoying!!!!!
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Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:51:32 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/?p=18373#comment-898841. The mister puts the peanut butter lid on so damn tight that if he isn’t home I have to go to the neighbors house and have him open it for me
2. I leave my shoes right by the back door in a way that is going to make the mister break his neck when coming in at night. I know this is a problem, yet I continue to do it.
3. Toilet paper rolls are a huge bone of contention in my house. His theory is that I use more than him because I use it EVERYTIME, so it should be my responsibility to change it.
4. Stop putting a sip of milk back in the fridge!!!! I don’t drink the white nastiness so if I see the container I am going to assume that there is milk in there.
5. I tend to grab the last thing out of a box and leave the box in the cupboard. Drives the mister INSANE! He’s all like ohhhh I’m going to have some crackers. Son of a bitch!!!!! oops
After 10 years though this is normalfor us, and we couldn’t imagine it any other way.
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Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:02:25 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/?p=18373#comment-89875Every single day the coffee dregs sit in the pot until I rinse it out and empty the grounds and then wash the container. The spoon sits on top of the paper stevia packet and I swipe the counter of the blot.
I,on the other hand,have the habit of using the same glass or mug throughout the day which bugs him but which I consider economical.
I make the bed because I cannot stand knowing that a bed is not made while he doesn’t notice that much and has no clue as to how often the linens are switched. We have been married for so many years that the list could go on and on but at the end of the day, we grit our teeth and happily do the same boring,mundane tasks. Besides,he has a list too!
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